Heat Flash by Anne Taylor

Author:Anne, Taylor [Anne, Taylor]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, Police, spicy, Suspense, stalker
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press, Inc
Published: 2013-04-19T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

After arriving home, Mason berated himself for not following his gut and driving to Kendall’s house anyway. It was the least he could’ve done since he hadn’t been there for her that afternoon. His nerves would have unwound a little bit if he could’ve seen for himself she was okay. Exasperated, he tried drowning his shortcomings with whiskey. Only that wasn’t helping. The more he drank, the more irritable he became. The irritation passed only to be replaced with loneliness for the one woman who gave his life a ray of hope. Kendall Reed.

Pacing around the house was not taking the edge off. He poured himself another whiskey and continued, back and forth, from the kitchen to the living room. Every nerve in his body was on edge. This had been one hell of a day, and the night was not any better.

He knew he was in deep trouble whenever Kendall’s face took over all of his thoughts. Her warmth, caring, and softness could get him through this night. Silky skin against his body. Fire hot kisses from her soft lips. Whispered murmurs in his ears. Chocolate brown eyes begging him to fill her. His groin tightened. Hell, the woman could destroy all his sanity without realizing her power.

He closed his eyes on a groan. The glass in his hand soared across the room and shattered against the wall. The liquid trailed down, pooling on the hardwood floor.

If he picked up the phone and called, she would answer. Only, hearing her sweet voice would make him want her more. “No,” he muttered to himself, “don’t call.” Stalking through the darkened living room to the kitchen for another glass, he poured himself a double shot as he reached for his cell phone.

Her sleepy voice filled the line after the second ring. “Hello.”

“Ken.” That one word was like honey on his lips.

“Mason, is something wrong?” Her voice rose a notch. She suddenly sounded wide-awake.

“Kendall,” he slurred. “It’s a quarter after one. I told myself I wouldn’t call. But...”

When he didn’t continue, Kendall gently broke the silence. “But what, Mason?” Her soft whisper floated over the phone line. Somehow, he sensed that she knew what was coming next. It could’ve been the way her voice turned sultry and seductive. Or, the sigh that escaped her lips and drifted through the phone.

“I said I wouldn’t call, but, I... I need you. Now.” There, he said it. He admitted his weakness. He needed someone. No. He needed Kendall.

****

Kendall hung up the phone and took a minute to catch her thoughts, and her breath. Her hand rubbed at her neck as she tried to calm her jittery nerves. The raw emotion in Mason’s voice touched somewhere deep inside her. His urgent need pulled at her heartstrings.

Where had that need come from? Needing her? Or needing to release his pent up frustration over his visit concerning his mother?

And where did that leave her? Running to him because of his confused feelings for his mother? Or, because

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